Working with Charlie Hurlbert, the man who will be building the rest of the house, besides being my major advisor on almost everything to do with construction, we manage to discover a great front door for the house over at Habitat for Humanity Home store in Durham.

Then at the Pittsboro store I discover an Anderson sliding door with all the required parts still in the original boxes at less than half of what it might cost new. Charlie brings his truck and we store the parts in my daughter’s basement (or rather Charlie does. I watch and take pictures.)